Patent · US Expired

Tab divider sheet assembly

US6089777A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
17References
31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 1999
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1052
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An index divider sheet assembly including a divider sheet having a tab on a sheet edge and a strip removably attached to the divider sheet and extending out from the sheet edge. A printable strip has a first strip portion attached to and flat on a first face of the tab and a second strip portion separated from the first strip portion by a fold line. The assembly is fed into a printer or copier with the second strip portion releasably secured to and flat on the removable strip. The printer or copier prints (mirror-image) indicia on the first and second strip portions. After this printing operation, the removable strip is manually removed from the sheet and from the second strip portion. The second strip portion is then folded backward on the fold line and secured with its adhesive to the opposite second face of the tab.

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